Abbreviation |
| Full name | Explanation |
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LPD |
| Line Printer Demon | Part of the standard |
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| TCP/IP stack (programs). |
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| Two major (incompatible) |
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| variations of LPR/LPD are |
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| generally usedWorks only |
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| in conjunction with LPR. |
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| The sender of a print job |
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| via TCP/IP will be LPR |
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| and the receiver will be |
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| LPD. |
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LPR |
| Line Printer Requester | Part of the standard |
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| TCP/IP stack (programs). |
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| Two major (incompatible) |
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| variations of LPR/LPD are |
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| generally usedWorks only |
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| in conjunction with LPD. |
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| The sender of a print job |
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| via TCP/IP will be LPR |
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| and the receiver will be |
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| LPD. |
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MVS |
| Multiple Virtual Machine | IBM operating system for |
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| mainframes. This is the |
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| most commonly used |
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| operating system for |
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| large corporations. |
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OS/390 |
| New name for MVS | IBM operating system for |
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| mainframes. This is the |
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| most commonly used |
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| operating system for |
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| large corporations. The |
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| only operating system |
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| that supports IBM CMOS |
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| and SYSPLEX technology. |
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PPD |
| Page Printer Demon | Enhanced version of |
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| LPR/LPD. The |
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| enhancement enables bi- |
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| directional |
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| communication when |
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| printing. Not part of the |
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| standard TCP/IP stack |
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| (programs). Used by ida |
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| Psxx, ida RPPC, IBM |
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| Network printers, |
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| PSF/AIX and others. |
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| Works only in conjunction |
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| with PPR. The sender of a |
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| print job via TCP/IP will |
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| be PPR and the receiver |
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| will be PPD. |
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